diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.9.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.9.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6652ba7648c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.9.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{ callPackage, ... }:
+
+callPackage ./generic-v3.nix {
+  version = "3.9.0";
+  sha256 = "1xq2njqrbmizwg91ggi1lqr0n26cm2jdyk668ljc24ihrpk0z9bw";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index be69cdaf8fe0..886cdb92f502 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -12732,6 +12732,7 @@ in
 
   protobuf = protobuf3_7;
 
+  protobuf3_9 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.9.nix { };
   protobuf3_8 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.8.nix { };
   protobuf3_7 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.7.nix { };
   protobuf3_6 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.6.nix { };